Bug 225157

Summary:	system settings should present external configuration modules.
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	Mathieu Jobin <opensource>
Component:	general	Assignee:	System Settings Bugs <sourtooth+ssbugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	alpeterson, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	gnome control panel screen shot with kwin message and external config tools at the bottom.

Description Mathieu Jobin 2010-02-01 17:02:17 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.4)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Hi ! 
sorry to be making a comparison with gnome. but it seems they have some kind of way to let application developer register config panels. when I click on "Windows", it even mention I am running kwin but there is no configuration tool for it.

at the bottom, there is bunch of extra config tools that are not gnome or kde related. stuff like, ibus, anthy, java, HPLIP, NVIDIA, etc.

it would be great to see them under System Settings

Comment 1 Mathieu Jobin 2010-02-01 17:04:17 UTC

Created attachment 40439 [details]
gnome control panel screen shot with kwin message and external config tools at the bottom.

Comment 2 Ben Cooksley 2010-02-02 00:24:28 UTC

System Settings already has the capability to launch external applications inbuilt. It is just a case of adding the needed *.desktop files, nothing more is needed in System Settings with 4.4.

Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2010-02-16 10:05:48 UTC

Could you please if possible provide a copy of one of the modules *.desktop files which is an external application? ie. the NVidia control panel.

Comment 4 Aaron Peterson 2010-08-07 02:06:46 UTC

I'm filing a bug with Ubuntu, The nvidia package could provide the .desktop file

Comment 5 Mathieu Jobin 2013-07-08 23:37:55 UTC

can you post a link to your Ubuntu bug ?

it would be awesome if NVidia would post .desktop files for KDE as well.

or could KDE read those files in the Gnome folder? 

also, I think KDE should spread its config module to Gnome, that's a sort of advertisement.

if someone has KDE installed, it should see those config modules in gnome as well ;)

I think

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2019-10-27 19:35:27 UTC

As mentioned, this is already possible.

The easy way is to just add a desktop file for it. The harder way is to write a KCM to wrap the functionality in question. Various distros like Kubuntu and Manjaro do this these days.